Birdwatching, twitching and tourism: Towards an Australian perspective

Australian Geographer

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-217

  Connell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birdwatching; Conservation; Islands; Sustainability; Tourism; Twitching

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 68049109217     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180902964942     Document Type: Article

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